Legislators & Elected Officials

How to Reach Your Elected Officials

U.S. Congress

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D)

1301 East Ninth St., Suite 1710, Cleveland, Ohio 44114

216-522-7272, 888-896-6446

Washington, D.C. location

713 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

202-224-2315

Email: www.brown.senate.gov/contact/email

Facebook: www.facebook.com/sherrod

Committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Ranking Member Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Finance; Veterans’ Affairs

Third 6 yr. term expires at the end 2024.

Ohio Senator Rob Portman (R)

312 Walnut St., Suite 3075, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Cincinnati 513-684-3265, Cleveland 216-522-7095, Columbus 800-205-6446

Washington, D.C. location

448 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

202-224-3353

Email: www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form

Facebook: www.facebook.com/senrobportman

Committees: Finance; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs;

Foreign Relations

Second six yr. term expires at the end in 2022.

(U.S. Senators: Terms are 6 yrs. long. There are no term limits.)

Ohio Representative David Joyce (R)

14^th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives

8500 Station Street, Mentor, OH 44060

Mentor 440-352-3939 or 800-447-0529

Washington, D.C. location

1536 Longworth HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515, 202-225-5731

Email: www.joyce.house.gov/email-me

Facebook: www.facebook.com/DaveJoyceOH

Committees: House Appropriations and the following Sub-Committees—Interior; Transportation; Housing and Urban Development; Military Construction Veterans’ Affairs

Fourth 2 yr. term expires at the end of 2020.

(U.S. Representatives: Terms are 2 yrs. long. There are no term limits.)

Ohio State Legislators

Hotline 800-282-0253, 8:30-5:00

Ohio State Senators: Can hold 2—4 yr. terms.

Ohio State Representatives: Can hold 4—2 yr. terms.

January, 2019 begins the new 133^nd General Assembly which will be in place for 2019, 2020.

Committee appointments given by the speaker may or may not change for members.

Ohio State Senator Sean O’Brien (D)

District 32—Ashtabula, Trumbull and northeastern Geauga including Chardon City

Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, 2^nd floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Senior Legislative Aide: Nate Shipman, Legislative Aide: Levi Griffith

614-466-7182

Email: ohiosenate.gov/obrien/contact or SD32@ohiosenate.gov

Committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Judiciary, Finance, Rules, Public Utilities and Energy, General Government and Agency Review Finance Subcommittee

First 4 yr. term expires at the end of 2020, eligible for a second term.

Ohio State Senator John Eklund (R)

District 18—Southern Geauga, northwestern Geauga, part of Lake, Portage

Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, 1^st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Senior Legislative Aide: Elizabeth Cassell, ecassell@ohiosenate.gov

614-644-7718

Email: eklund@ohiosenate.gov or www.senate.state.oh.us/eklund/contact

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatoreklund/

Committees: Chairman—Judiciary, Energy and Natural Resources, Finance, Finance Sub-Committee General Gov’t. and Agency Review, Rules and Reference, Ways and Means

Second 4 yr. term expires at the end of 2020, ineligible to run for third term.

Ohio State Representative John Patterson (D)

District 99—most of Ashtabula, northeastern Geauga including Chardon City

77 S. High St, 10^th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Legislative Aide: Alex Sawatzki, alex.sawatzki@ohiohouse.gov

614-466-1405

Emails: www.ohiohouse.gov/john-patterson/contact

Facebook: www.facebook.com/staterepjohnpatterson

Committees: Agriculture and Rural Development, Finance--Co-Chair Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee, Primary and Secondary Education

Fourth 2 yr. term expires at the end of 2020.

Ohio State Representative Sarah LaTourette (R)

District 76—Southern Geauga, northwestern Geauga, Portage

77 S. High St. 13 Floor, Columbus, Ohio 4321,

Legislative Aide: Ben Cech, ben.cech@ohiohouse.gov

614-644-5088

Email: rep76@ohiohouse.gov or www.ohiohouse.gov/sarah-latourette/contact

Committees: Criminal Justice, Co-Chair Criminal Sentencing Subcommittee, Health, Insurance

Third 2 yr. term expires at the end of 2020, eligible to run for a 4th term.

Lake County

Ohio State Senator John Eklund (R)

District 18—Portage, Southern Geauga, northwestern Geauga, part of Lake—Kirtland, Willoughby Hills, part of Mentor, Perry, Madison

Senate Building, 1 Capital Square, 1^st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Senior Legislative Aide: Elizabeth Cassell, ecassell@ohiosenate.gov

614-644-7718

Email: eklund@ohiosenate.gov or www.senate.state.oh.us/eklund/contact

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/senatoreklund

Committees: See committees listed under Geauga County.

Second 4 yr. term expires at the end of 2020, ineligible to run for third term.

Ohio State Senator Kenny Yuko (D)

District 25---Willowick, Wickliffe, Willoughby, Eastlake, Timberlake, Grand River, part of Painesville, Mentor (Ward 4), Mentor-on-the-Lake, Fairport Harbor, Lakeline

Senate Building, 1 Capitol Square, Room 303, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Senior Legislative Aide: Brianna Stabler, Legislative Aide: Esther Chung

614-466-4583

Email: http://ohiosenate.gov/yuko/contact or yuko@ohiosenate.gov

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/senatorYuko

Committees: Ranking Minority Member Rules and Reference, Finance Subcommittee on General Government Agency Review

Second 4 yr. term expires Dec. 2022.

Ohio State Representative John Rogers (D)

District 60—Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Lakeline, Mentor-on-the-Lake, Timberlake, Wickliffe, Willowick, Painesville, Willoughby

77 S. High Street, 10^th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-466-7251. Legislative Aide: Tyler Bridges, tyler.bridges@ohiohouse.gov

Email: www.ohiohouse.gov/john-m-rogers/contact or rep60@ohiohouse.gov

Committees: Ranking Member—Ways and Means, Finance, Public Utilities, Criminal Justice, Subcommittee on Criminal Sentencing

Fourth 2 yr. term expires 2020.

Ohio State Representative Jamie Callender (R)

District 61—Willoughby Hills, most of Mentor, Concord, Kirtland, Kirtland Hills, Madison, Perry Village, Perry Twp. Waite Hill, part of Painesville, Leroy

77 S. High Street, 13^th floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

614-644-6074

Legislative Aide: Bob Reed, bob.reed@ohiohouse.gov

Email: rep61@ohiohouse.gov

Committees: Civil Justice, Finance, Rules and Reference, Chairman—Public Utilities, Chairman—Joint Committee on Agency Rules and Review

First 2 yr. term expires Dec. 2020, ineligible to run again.

Eastern Cuyahoga County

Ohio State Senator Matt Dolan (R)

District 24—Chagrin Falls, Moreland Hills, Gates Mills, Hunting Valley, Bentleyville, Moreland Hills, Mayfield, Highland Hts., Solon, Glenwillow, Oakwood, Walton Hills, and parts of southern/western Cuyahoga County.

Senate building, 1 Capital Square, 1^st Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Legislative Aide: Brian Jewell, brian.jewell@ohiosenate.gov

614-466-8056

Committees: Insurance and Financial Institutions, Chair—Finance, Rules and Reference, Energy and Public Utilities

Email: dolan@ohiosenate.gov or http://ohiosenate.gov/Dolan/contact

First 4 yr. term expires 2020, eligible to run again.

Ohio State Senator Kenny Yuko (D)

District 25—Euclid, South Euclid, Pepper Pike, Highland Hts., Bedford, Bedford Hts.,

Richmond Hts., Mayfield Hts., Orange, parts of E. Cleveland and parts of Lake County

Senior Legislative Aide: Brianna Stabler, Legislative Aide: Esther Chung

614-466-4583

Email: Yuko@ohiosenate.gov or http://www.facebook.com/senatorYuko

See committees listed under Lake County.

Second 4 yr. term expires Dec. 2022.

Ohio State Representative Phil Robinson (D)

District 6—Solon, Mayfield Village, Bentleyville, Broadview Hts., Glenwillow,

Independence, Moreland Hills, Oakwood, Seven Hills, Valley View, Walton Hills, Gates Mills,

Chagrin Falls Village, Chagrin Falls Twp., Highland Hts., Hunting Valley, Lyndhurst

77 S. High St. 12^th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Legislative Aide: Dakota Bidgood, Dakota.bidgood@ohiohouse.gov

614-644-6041

Email: phil.robinson@ohiohouse.gov or rep06@ohiohouse.gov

Committees: Ranking Member Primary and Secondary Education, Public Utilities Ways and Means,

Joint Education Oversight

First 2 yr. term expires Dec. 2020.

Ohio State Representative Kent Smith (D)

District 8—Euclid, South Euclid, Richmond Hts., Beachwood, Woodmere Village, parts of Cleveland and E. Cleveland

775 S. High St. 10^th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Senior Legislative Aide: Catherine Worrell, Catherine.worrell@ohiohouse.gov

614-466-5441

Email: Rep08@ohiohouse.gov

Committees: Commerce, Labor and Technology, Ranking Member Financial Institutions, Public Utilities, Rules and Reference, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Steering Committee

Third term expires Dec. 2020, eligible to run again.

Legislator Information

For any Ohio State Senator: www.ohiosenate.gov

For any Ohio State Representative: www.ohiohouse.gov

Legislative Hotline: 800-282-0253, 8:30-5:00, M-F—Ask about legislation, misc.

House clerk for Information: 614-466-3357

Senate Clerk for information: 614-466-4900

Ohio State School Board

District 7

Sarah Fowler, 2952 Rt. 45, Rock Creek, Ohio 44084

440-563-8535

Sarah.fowler@education.ohio.gov